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PROBLEMS 



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CHESS. 



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By JOHN WILKINSON. 







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C H I C A G 



1876. 



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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1876, by 

JOHN WILKINSON, 

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. 



HOW IT HAPPENED. 



Five years ago the composer of these problems 

was the possessor of a small printing press. He 

had some chess type, and was urged by friends to 

print a small book of his problems for private 

distribution. The idea seemed a good one, and 

he thought it would be a pleasant task to set up 

and print the book himself. So the paper for a 

hundred copies was bought, and the first sixteen 

pages were printed. At this point the great Fire 
occurred, and in a hurried removal, many of his 

scrap-books containing copies of the problems 

were lost. Afterwards the matter was dropped 

until in the fall of 1875 a copy of " American Chess 

Nuts" happened to fall in his way. This was 

found to contain about forty of his lost problems, 

and he decided to go on and complete the book. 

And here his friends have the result. 



The greater part of them were originally printed 
in various chess papers and magazines, between 
1858 and 1861, under his own name and various 
noms de plume. Quite a number of four, five 
and six moves have been omitted for the reason 
that the solutions have been lost, and the writer 
is now unable to solve them, either through decay 
of chess knowledge, consequent upon fifteen years 
cessation from all familiarity with the game, or 
because the positions are faulty. 

He does not think they are very remarkable 
problems, or that the ideas are strikingly original, 
for he must be modest even at the expense of 
truth. He presents them to his friends as he 
would a photograph of his children, trusting that, 
with all their faults, they will have a kindly greet- 
ing. 

JOHN WILKINSON. 
Chicago, June, 18 yd. 

P. S. — Notice " A few words of advice," on 
page 141. 



Problems in Chess, 



PROBLEM I. 



BLACK. 






WW' 






'/////"//a 




1p 





i II wm -mm, 

fm wm fSf Hi 

vZtttTttt?/ v//////////. / ////////y//. 



mm 



VV>. S^H!^ 









W% 




m ww, 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 

1 



Problems 



PROBLEM II. 



BLACK. 









m\ 



mm 






v///yV/Jy//, 'v/^/'^vv V/y/yyyyy/V. Uk. 

a Ha 



//////////A '/TTTy/TTZ?/. 




i igUI 





H|p p 




^ fi=a 4)77777$//, 




WHITE, 



White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess. 



PROBLEM III 



BLACK. 









i^H^lHj 



IS 







i 

il s 

i 





I 




'////S/////A 7//////////, ?% 










////< V?77//777s/. 




®L 



WMfr WW*'' 



m 




i 'mm, 



WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



Problems 



problem rv. 



BLACK 







m mm 



A IIP 'W% 
I & ww, mm 

WW; MM ± '^M 



H & H HI 

X 



1. 





^ <v//////Zv, 











WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess, 



PROBLEM V. 



BLACK. 



y /A 




■at si a m 



wwPJLB 



■ ■& 



I hi 

i 



w, 

41 A f 







if 







6?£=?=7?*', ly/////////, — / /JZZZT/z> 





6 



'A 






Wl 6 111 f 







mi nm 



WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



Problems 



PROBLEM VI. 



BLACK. 







mm mm » * 
ill P * 








?p%^ % 






If — V, 










WHITE. 

White to plav, and mate in Three moves. 




in Chess, 



PROBLEM VII. 



BLACK. 























P 

4 










II 



^ 



mm 















7//. of779577s?/ %v/w/vy, ! 





II HH 



WHITE. 

White to plav, and mate in Three moves. 



8 



Problems 



PROBLEM VIII. 



BLACK 








m M i 






mm. 





m 





™% 



VA Vs///,v;sZ4 




■ BAB I 



m 

m 





WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Two moves. 



in Chess, 



PROBLEM IX. 



BLACK. 






%^§ i%fl" 



- ie« 



mm wm 

m '-^/^ ™. 

i 








WSM 



M si 










v////yy////y 











WHITE. 



White to plav, and mate in Two move; 



IO 



Problems 



PROBLEM X. 



BLACK. 







B v lb 

B 










fil i 

i 




m 



ill 






H ISi HHH ^3J 

JO A Wc ' ' 

'///////////, r//y//////// 










WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess, 



ii 



PROBLEM XI. 



BLACK. 









vtSVC/ 



H 






i w iHI mW, f#J 



i 




%^/S 



51 






II 





H 




■ 

i 



'/y/yy/////// '/> 





,-«mim m 






B, 








WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



12 



Problems 



PROBLEM XII. 



BLACK. 





...»t_„„. lb 




4 






IPjIP nnn w$$%> 
ill III #A# 

^ «I <ImI iyi 
^^^ ?p^ r m7////A ... m 











m 





W 











WHITE. 

White to plav, and mate in Four moves. 



in Chess, 



x 3 



PROBLEM XIII. 



BLACK. 




■ ■ 





a till III 






% vSt//. 



n 



. 
















mm 





^ %////////, ^^ V?/////////, 



MV. 




WHITE. 



White to plav, and mate in Three moves. 



H 



Problems 



PROBLEM XIV 



BLACK. 




mm m mm. 



^/aaav, ' ' y ///////////. 



'AA 



% 






V/AAAsAA', 
'AAAAAAAAAA A 








m 



SaaaWa '#~M *—* vVaaaM 



m W^M. A^A^aW^A 



mm i 





V/AaAW^ %/ AA/Aa'a/. 




w. m 





mm*. 










Y//A VaMaWa ■— ' % 

^AAAAAAAAA '<%W''' 



1 WwS, 




WHITE. 

White to plav, and mate in Four moves. 



in Chess, 



*5 



PROBLEM XV. 



BLACK. 




1 






1 nm 
warn m 








B 



m 













PS 





mf 






m ^ ^ 












WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Two moves. 



i6 



Problems 



PROBLEM XVI. 



BLACK. 



\m 



X 




1 Hi 

V//////////. W" 



M 




I tllli 







m mm ^ mm 

mm mm 





yy/////////, 













mm 






a 



m wwA 




YAAAA/. 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess, 



*7 



PROBLEM XVII. 



BLACK. 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



3 



i8 



Problems 



PROBLEM XVIII. 



BLACK. 





7/ 



IBI l©J iBi 

ppi 

'WW4 



8 



mm?, warn, % 
r -J 

vx^ v?7/sV?777/. 


















mm. 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Two moves. 



in Chess, 



19 



PROBLEM XIX 



BLACK. 



^ 









^ 



m 'mm 




fif & p|^ 











w. ww, 
wm 1 




mm wm. m 




I 







HHP ^ 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Two moves. 



3* 



20 



Problems 



PROBLEM XX. 



BLACK. 



v/sssM y MM. Wzm. ' % 

wm mm mm 

mm §M> p| 

?///// //Z//, y////////// y////,//zZ: W/xM'//, 





li 

if 




m mm. 



'Sim 

^W 4ff|||f 

m wm -mm- 

mzm iiH &H 1^^ 








^^^:- 







mm 




V, '////////V/, 





WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess. 



21 



PROBLEM XIX. 



BLACK. 



W W$m. 



Wm 



'/7777/V7Z7/. 




i m 



i til II 



■/////y//^- V/BtsZ/z 7/wv//y//. v/////////. 



y /////////a 



Pf i ffil i 

'ZW/7A '/7/////M, / ///////Z/A 



^^^^^^^w 



V/////S////s 










iMim 



'/—///a 






'M^^Jf^Wtr 




IIP 







WHITE. /AfmfrtJ/t p**0ff,c~ 

White to play, and mate in One move. 



22 



Problems 



PROBLEM XXII 



BLACK. 




m 

■MM 














r//////////, gs 




m 

'mm?, %. 





n 

m 





m wHJ mm k 






m 







w 







WHITE. 

White to plav, and mate in Two moves. 



in Chess, 



23 



PROBLEM XXIII. 



BLACK. 




w mm 

mm® ' ^ 







W*i 









»\ 





HP 




H WW A 




m\ 








mm 




1 mm. 








XT" 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Two moves. 



24 



Problems 



PROBLEM XXIV. 



BLACK. 



up 
i 





, 











iPI i 




%kM, 1 Mi -J* 








111 H i 

ph mil 

|Bf fH h 

v///////y//. '/'//////yy/. vf/vTZ&y/y, 

— . 

gg ^ V/////////A / 

m EM SI 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Two moves. 



, «d , niii"^ , «Mr^ 








in Chess, 



2 5 



PROBLEM XXV 



BLACK. 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Two moves. 



26 



Problems 



PROBLEM XXVI. 



BLACK. 







i i ill i 

9 m 












g ill 



A/// r" r """"'''W//////sfr 



v///////y%', 




m warn t 






wm% 






:> -> 








WZMW, ^/////////, 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Two moves. 



in Chess, 



27 



PROBLEM XXVII. 



BLACK. 









m 






1 




mm. 










'Wv% 



■"<~m 





,<HP , pop 

W^ wkw///. ife?«I 

« ar 






pp in m 

iasfe «n h«j§ 



H #S§ 



til 



yy//////szZ 






^% I//////////. 



% 



WHITE. 



White to plav, and mate in Two moves. 



4* 



28 



Problems 



PROBLEM XXVIII. 



BLACK. 





warn mm. 



w 



I 



I 



//////S//V/. 




m 
if 

mm 





4m 







, r ^M, 












4m 










■ 



'/// 




mm 




VA 






3cf 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess, 



29 



PROBLEM XXJX 



BLACK. 




WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



3° 



Problems 



PROBLEM XXX 



BLACK. 




Wmm 




'// '//. 





mm, 






m w „„,„ wwm^ 






m 

ft////////. 



% 












m 'mm 







'/Mxy//, 




mm 





mm 




Wm WW, 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess, 



3 1 



PROBLEM XXXI. 



BLACK. 














, 




'/// '//, 



m . mm 



# 




yMWs. 




'//. ■/. 



mm jm4 

97/m 







up a 1 






V/y, r vffiTT^V/s / /////////y 




if 









WHITE. 



White to plav. and mate in Three moves. 



3* 



Problems 



PROBLEM XXXII 



BLACK. 





m mm, 
w 






H 



r/sssssssss. 









Wa 



•-' 




^f ^^^ 













phi 

XV, ''////////s//. V/W/////' 





'/////'////A 




WW///, 




m 




ih 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess 



33 



PROBLEM XXXIII. 



BLACK. 









«H ^ vmm, Warn 
w////m 'WW/, a W, 

/ /yy vyyyyyys/// fk&£ 

mm ' mm w ■ 








■ P 



mm. 











4k Jy/////////. 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



34 



Problems 



PROBLEM XXXIV 



BLACK. 





I 









§m 



w&zzz 







1 





# » # 







Wm 







Y//y////Y / 







Jrsai \; 






41 '^ 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess. 



35 



PROBLEM XXXV. 



BLACK. 








«' 













r<y d» 




m 






B 







m 









i 








WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



36 



Problems 



PROBLEM XXXVI 



BLACK. 





m mm 





'/////////Zt 




'mm t §| 

^////////a 



m\ 



warn fMf w H 




km& 






n 



/77777777s/. 












■ J. 



/s//7SsSSsS. 





WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess. 



37 



PROBLEM XXXVII. 



BLACK. 



m 









m 'mm, 

li 




i 




wzsm m 


















ill H 



^ 4fo////zu 





£J 's777s777/s/. 




A 






WHITE. 

White to plav, and mate in Three moves. 



38 



Problems 



PROBLEM XXXVII 



BLACK. 



Wa V///W/A 







m_„___ y warn 

i 




m mm 

■A 







■ft////////. '//'M/,/7/. 

mm /tn pp§ 

II 4^ pi 

flip a |p* 

JM 
ft 





-Jl, 




mm 





WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves 



in Chess 



39 



PROBLEM XXXIX. 



BLACK 




Pit 





^ V////W/A 

4 EP1 8 

i III 









I H 



H 



'////////A 






m ■*■ 



Y////////^. V///////A 




1 




PL. 

I 










P 
WW, 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



4° 



Problems 



PROBLEM XL. 



BLACK. 





Ijjp 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess. 



4 1 



PROBLEM XLI. 



BLACK. 












n 



2 W/Wa 

-mm, m 








m w//w/a 













"-M 



V//////A 





if! 



■ JBm * W/////A «» 



^fiP a P 



j 11§1 



§^§ 





WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



42 



Problems 



PROBLEM XLII 



BLACK. 



Iff w SB ■ 



's/ss/'//,/. 




Wf 



m 











W. ill fSi 















% 



i« 



in €fe«#. 



#31 








WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess. 



43 



PROBLEM XJLIII. 



BLACK. 







7///7//7/. 4x^^97, 





„////////< 

mm. %, 







mm, 

if 
y////yy/. v 

■ J|l i 

i 




life 












H • .fa; 








m 4ak 



g§ 













WHITE. 

White to plav. and mate in Three moves. 



44 



Problems 



PROBLEM XLIV 



BLACK. 





4, ifc? 
mm w ///m *" 

m 



mm. mm mm . ill 







I 



mm 



■ m 



'/, ■-. T/i/V/, 





<Zv. 



«1 













WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess, 



45 



PROBLEM XLV. 



BLACK 





mm 



mm 











^f§P 
1 









V, 



'/////; 




iij pi 



'/777//77T//. 

m 















WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



4* 



Problems 



PROBLEM XLVI. 



BLACK 




WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess 



47 



PROBLEM XLVII. 



BLACK. 




WHITE. 



White to plav, and mate in Three moves. 



4 8 



Problems 



PROBLEM XLVIII 



BLACK. 








/s//S/'//s/ 








4m 




in 



i A 










Wm 

mm w A pf 



W 





mm ww. 





i 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 






in Chess. 



49 



PROBLEM XLIX. 



BLACK. 




1 






% IKl 'WaWa 




mm WaWa w/w/a 'fr—M 
§ 1 

Y//y. ^* 



i Y/////////A VWTTTZ'/V 

WaW/ WW/ P 





If Wm 

i 






% 



w 



mm?* « ^ 





'//////////A 





as • m» 

% « r i 
PI B A ■ A ■ 

AV////////. 0f7775777?/. 'ATaZaAVA <177777777A 

nn mm, m: 







WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



Problems 



PROBLEM L. 



BLACK. 





'WW/, ppp 








.HH 








m ww, 

i WW 







1 




'//////////A 





Wa *^^V/aW///a 





WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess. 



5i 



PROBLEM LI. 



BLACK. 



J^^^^MB^ 







i III 




m m 









'^^^y^ 





hfMi m 











'A 

1 nn 
W% 1 







y///////V>7> v 

/ /v//q:V//s 

m 

//////////// 











V 



WHITE. 



White to play and mate in Three moves. 



52 



Problems 



PROBLEM LII. 



BLACK. 




WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess, 



53 



PROBLEM LIII. 



BLACK. 






w. 





IMI 







i HfH 

(Mm. 











m 

,-M m 
§M Wk 



w Q wm?/> . ^ 










« pi 




r '///7/7~//?/. 



i 



1 








WHITE. 

White to play and mate in Four moves. 



54 



Problems 



PROBLEM LIV 



BLACK. 




T PL 




</>/. 




m 



mm. 





mi 








mm 




'/// ''ic '//, ' 



wm, 



I Wm !m! 





y//A / /J7^7/7y 









KV, V/y//////, 



Wa 






SL fgf 

m pg| i " 





WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Four moves. 



in Chess. 



55 



PROBLEM LV. 



BLACK. 






r 








m 












^9 

m 











% 





Hal 









WHITE. 

White announced mate in Four moves. 



s6 



Problems 



PROBLEM LVI. 



BLACK. 









m y ///^M. 



Mi 




* w 



8 m 



m mi 




w/////m %////////. 4w%m/, 





m 

IIPdk»9i HP 






^ #//////% 








Vy777/7777/. 




H i^g^g 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Four moves. 



in Chess. 



57 



PROBLEM LVII. 



BLACK. 








i 
ij 



^ v ////////. 

m 




m 



/ ////////y/. ^///////k. / ////////y/. 



I A m 






o pup 

fi wm 











ISi 



^ ' ! %/&//^ r 't^M/iw, 





WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Four moves. 



58 



Problems 



PROBLEM LVIII. 



BLACK 









y/M%. 





m mm 

Pip f 




Wm 







m wm..„ 
m w. 





w. m 











WEi. §1F - 



■mm. 




| 

w. «r 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Four moves. 



in Ckess. 



59 



PROBLEM LXI 



BLACK. 







W///////. 




wm m 

m 







v% 



mm 









mm. 










y/////////A 



'WM 




^/////M %//////A 



i psf 





WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Four moves. 



Go 



Problems 



PROBLEM LX. 



BLACK. 



'%%%%%. ''WmW W^^/ '%%%%? 



warn, m^m ^ JiH <—* imm 



mm.fr.mm 



4M, 



til H I 

v/^M *= mam. w/zm/a 




p 

lb 




^ 





B 

////////AY/ 



'/'////////a 






#///////%. 



Ill 





i? ^ &?J! 







PH 



Mi mm 

imw, 



m 

v,JZZs/y,. 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Four moves. 



in Chess, 



61 



PROBLEM LXI. 



BLACK. 










1% 



i 

i imi, • 'w^sfrr*— 1 1 

■ s h! jum 



tf&&777&. ^^ W/////M w/////////. y//////,9&. 

r//y//y////j ' 'y//////jY/7. ////y// '%, 

I 






I i 







WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Four moves. 



Problems 



PROBLEM LXII. 



BLACK 






# mm*. 





mm ^ wm 
%m qq mm 

& w ffii 



Vars/Mb 





mm, 







wA 





m 







SIS 



i| 



I * Wm. 







# 




SB, 



fSt 





WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Four moves. 



in Chess. 



63 



PROBLEM LXIII 



BLACK. 




^ 






&■ 




&§ i « i mi 

'///'mm mmm tfTttx'/. 










§3- 

i 




ff^mmtFFm 








mm 



J** m 





v~ 








m. 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Four moves. 



64 



Problems 



PROBLEM LXIV. 



BLACK. 



/ ^%0^'. M/%%%, %/////////. v£&77& 



mm warn w 







HI i * 



9 

" ■ 

















^^aW, 









I 
I 




B3 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Four moves. 



in Chess 



65 



PROBLEM LXV. 



BLACK. 




dmm. _ 'xffim 



H 



m MM 

PIP i 

m m m m ' 

Wif 

/a mm a ff% mm * 

Y/. r \ W/L Y/ Y/Y//////y, ^i 



^/////////. W//////A xffimh 





i, i 1 m 




€m 







i— % 





A 







WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Five moves. 



'.i 



66 



Problems 



PROBLEM LXVI. 



BLACK 





mm 



V////7A6 





I 












sail 



I ki ■ 

*ISi fesli ^^ 

III A 111 
* 111 ° el 







& 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Six moves. 



in Chess. 



6 7 



PROBLEM LXVI1. 



BLACK. 
















WW 

v/. W//////A 

W" 



vmws 






mi 



w 



'4M 






mm mm 



'///Mm. 



i r W A 



WHITE. 

White to play, and compel Black to mate in Three moves. 



9* 



68 



Problems 



PROBLEM LXVIII. 



BLACK. 



1 

WW, 















%m 



■J 




IrPI 





w f Si a ill 

1 







'WW/ 

WJT& 



W. %>//////,. 



i mm. 



11 H 



'%//////£& 



m 



wm 

mmxm. „ '^^ ^ 



13 










m 

Vy777/77/s/. 



WHITE. 

White to play, and compel Black to mate in Three moves. 



in Chess 



6 9 



PROBLEM LX1X 



BLACK. 



W 




% WW// 

/?/S7/777?/. //////////A 





Cf ! 



'WW, W({4 1 



mm?, 



■W/W %///////>. s^sll% 

ww, m 




I 





1 

m ww, 



97/////////. 





M €» WW/ [ 

mm, . «p 
i ^« i iR§ 

w 



111 






JL 





I 




WHITE. 

White to play, and compel Black to mate in Three moves. 



7° 



Problems 



PROBLEM LXX. 



BLACK. 














mm 



Hi HP 








^W^ * 






W8W* W^> 



y*f<&, 




vw. W//////M/, ...... %y///////, 

i 






WHITE. 

White to play, and compel Black to mate in Four moves. 



in Chess, 



7 1 



PROBLEM LXXI. 



BLACK. 



V///Li 










ih 





■ r " 114 

i I 



V////JV/, 



w 

















mm 








m 'mm 

WW, 

m 



WHITE. 

White to play, and compel Black to mate in Four moves. 



7 2 



Problems 



PROBLEM LXXII. 



BLACK. 





1 
















y////////// 
1 




#■ 1 




^^%% „ ^ 



B 




5>J 















WHITE. 

White to play, and compel Black to mate in Four moves. 



in Chess 



73 



PROBLEM LXXII1 



BLACK. 




Hi 



M 





«■ 









% 




w. mm 

mm? B 






m 




/ z///y///y/A 







I 

V/s-'y////// ^ 




wffi 




■ 




WHITE. 

White to play, and compel Black to mate in Five moves. 

10 



74 



Problems 



PROBLEM LXXIV. 



BLACK. 



ty/////////. 

W//////A m 





§ Hi 1 |H| 



/A wm } ' 












A 




m 

'////Ma 

WmJ^ mm r mm m™% 

A yMMMfr. m^W/, wh^m 



vM W%m. wmk, m%A 

V/^7///7/ m 'WW/7/fr V/7//S///S/ ''/'V/™.'//// 

— am m m 







'/7777/7T77/. 



WHITE. 

White to play, and compel Black to mate in Five moves. 



in Chess, 



75 



PROBLEM LXXV. 



BLACK. 




.M 

pp m 





m. 




m ww, 




ill 



Sl9 










A 











li 



II 




Wfii 



I 



II 



■ S 111 




2 W/////7//. 

mam. 



WHITE. 

White to play, and compel Black to mate in Five moves. 

10* 



76 



Problems 



PROBLEM LXXVI. 



BLACK. 







■ 1 



V////////A 





mm. 





% 












# So i 





V/////////. ~" W/M%/, ^HHI 'W%%%/. 

mm mm 'W% 

#3 















WM>. 





WHITE. 

White to play, and compel Black to mate in Five moves. 



in Chess, 



77 



PROBLEM LXXVII. 



BLACK. 




w s wm mm. mm. 

w^w, y /mm w"""" *~~ 








tk 




mm< ^P Wm 

fm% p^p mm y~ 
III fti i#J IH 



psf W-Xi i^f mm 

vJtttttTZa vy/////////, Y///////7//. vff&TP*. 




MM. 
mm^m 






% — v/MB. 

w: 







wm — 

mi 

'WW, 




WHITE. 

White to play, and compel Black to mate in Six moves. 



78 



Problems 



PROBLEM LXXVIII 



BLACK. 






wm m 



I Q III 

*■ *1 B a 





mm, mm. 
mm mm 'WBr^ '>■ 

Mzmk 4mm. 4mw. *■ 

§§p^ w&m w/m//, ■--. 
















'7777/7777/. V//////JV//* 










1 1 




i t§n 



WHITE. 

White to play, and compel Black to mate in Six moves. 



in Chess. 



79 



PROBLEM LXXIX. 



BLACK. 














% V////WA 

n I 









m mm 

IB i 
m hi 

&A wwA 










WHITE. 

White to play, and compel Black to mate in Two moves, 



8o 



Problems 



PROBLEM LXXX. 



BLACK. 






PUP 

IB 

m 









m Y/s/yy/sJ™^'Y/ 





th 













■ III « 

m 




m m 'mm 

mi 

/ / / //////Z / /. 



(ill 







mm 



WHITE. 

White to play, and compel Black to mate in Three moves. 



in Chess. 



81 



PROBLEM LXXXI. 



BLACK. 













ft 



H llltl 










''////£#. 




i HP 

WM i HI 




I 

mm, 









1 III 

W" 




WHITE. 



Either side playing first, mates in Two moves ; 
Or White compels Black to mate in Four moves. 



u 



82 



Problems 



PROBLEM LXXXII. 



BLACK. 









'W%M 










wm i 



wt 




f 

'//W/JY/s VF/77/77Z?/. 




m ^ m?m. y 'ww/*,, i 



* 

^^2 % 







4 A 




si 






WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Two moves. 



in Chess 



83 



PROBLEM LXXX1I1. 



BLACK. 









I 

Y///A 



S//////7//. 



I 

W///A 






7////////. 



W///////. 




2 ^ 

^ 









'////, 










th 



7 



W//A\ 



IfP HP 



i 



m 

y//Ay//t%t v. 




WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Two moves. 

11* 



8 4 



Problems 



PROBLEM LXXXIV. 



BLACK. 




'St 

i 






wm>. 'WW/% - ^ 



mm//. 



WW, 










\L 



Va 

w. 




W/aWa ' WWM 





■m 




m 




V 




y/AV/A to t> 











WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Two moves. 



in Chess, 



85 



PROBLEM LXXXV. 



BLACK. 





mm 

1 mi 
¥M P§ Hi 

tPlP P\KP y^M^ 

Mb vvmmmv. StZttt?/ V//////////, 



'/7777//77s/ 



'A WW//S, 

VATS//////, W 























V/, <J'////sM 




■§ 



Ik 





3 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Two moves. 



86 



Problems 



PROBLEM LXXXVI. 



BLACK. 




mm Warn 



y///yyyyyt> 

mm 




pep 



m 



t W/£%Oy/A r W&ZZ7SA4 V//yy/y//s/. r 

mBk mm 



V//////A 








W/M. wM, WM. Mmi. 



Warn. 

m, § 





«a " mm, mm 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Two moves. 



in Chess. 



87 



PROBLEM LXXXV1I. 



BLACK. 



y/Mu/yy. 7fs7?&&}. y^y/Zyy/yy Wyyyyyyy 



i 



HI # 



Y*ssssss/yb 





ill 

3 ^^ ^ 





ll 



m 



P 
lb 




A i»lf 

y//////////. yy/z/y/y/. 

w 










% my//////, 

m: 



../ mm. 

WyWy /% y M%W '* 













WHITE. 

White to plav, and mate in Two moves. 



88 



Problems 



PROBLEM LXXXV1II. 



BLACK. 





w 



m w^/M L — * 
■mm, ^ v. 










i L. 

B 

vy777777^s/. 




Il 

















HP 

V///////A'/ 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Two moves. 



in Chess. 



8 9 



PROBLEM LXXX1X. 



BLACK. 





£h 




¥m 





ft/////////. 









'Mi 



fm w 






m\ 









m 




?}%%%l 4/////////. 



WB& 












WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Two moves. 
12 



C)0 



Problems 



PROBLEM XC 



BLACK. 








mm ^ wm. mm i 

HP m 



Wm 



wammi K//Z%m %/////■//■. 








1 ■ 



«^ PP 













WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Two moves. 



in Chess 



9 1 



PROBLEM XCI. 



BLACK. 





n - 

m 









§ 



w/////aav. 






W; W. 



43k 




'////////A 



Wa m&Avi. 
W%m> ~ wa 



;-; 




//////S///A Y////AV//A 

WaW/ fi 







</A <^/////AA% 













m H 



m mm. 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Two moves. 
12* 



9 2 



Problems 



PROBLEM XCI1. 



BLACK. 




w mm, 





WW, 




mam, *-> 4wA, ^ IStll w>mi 

mm mm 'mm x WM x 

PHI HP A PIP 

isi flJLai 

MAMA 





SI ' P 




ii " #fe#j 








ISI Is 





WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess, 



93 



PROBLEM XCIIL 



BLACK. 





wk warn 






VyV, 4f777s7?7si'. 




% 




i §Mk. 









W 



////////// 



i fli! 

PUP HP" 

n " ml 4M _ — , 
^^ ^^^ §p« m 





















WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



94 



Problems 



PROBLEM XCIV. 



BLACK. 









m 



m, 



'mm. 




~ 



W" 



nm wm>. 

k i k mm 

* mi i mk r . P" 






•- 



« 




* ■ 111 4 

W IIP Ww i 




fill n« 



illl ifl§l 












WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess. 



95 



PROBLEM XCV 



BLACK. 



m w 

4mt; mm 





m mm 



w. 



ml, mm. 
wm, 'w. 










P 
mwA 



i mm, * mm; 

Ilii 



w/fflm <^//////^ — ■* W/////JX6 












■ 

I 



^ ~...mw* ^^ 





im? n 



§§§§ 





</JVj / 7////////y'y 

mmmm. 




HI 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



9 6 



Problems 



PROBLEM XCVI 



BLACK. 




HP 




, 



nn mm, 



vfc vtzvZvZv. 





m mm. 

W" 





W~ 



m 




li 





w. 

! 

il ^MZM, ISM 
'mmz 

4 r mm 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 








in Chess. 



97 



PROBLEM XCVII. 



BLACK. 













m 'mm. 

Wif 



iSi W^//A 'WzvWa 




pP A fill 

§M,^ Wm y mm mm 











rm 



m 



i w-M mm HP 

Wa t//////////. %77?&7?/. kWxW', 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 
13 



93 



Problems 



PROBLEM XCVII1. 



BLACK. 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



n Chess. 



99 



PROBLEM XCIX 



BLACK. 







Wk 'WM-. 'WM>, 'Wm. 

* Si 

HP 'B 

n ili si 'wm. 







^^ A ^ ^r 



SI 




9AA AAAA/AAAA&, 



I 






^ '///////A/A/. 

m 



If 




■ ■ 






^ 



WHITE. 

White to plav, and mate in Three moves. 
13* 



IOO 



Problems 



PROBLEM C. 



BLACK. 










mm 

■i 




7777/777?/. 

m 






V, 
'/A 












P 











<a 




■i 




WHITE. 

White to plav, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess, 



101 



PROBLEM CI. 



BLACK. 



WM f. 

Wm fHP 




i a 




P 





■ip ill El 




li 




w, v ^ wm y ^ ^^ 

W fll #1 ' 

#^^ warn. 4mm<. 












i H« 




WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



IQ2 



Problems 



PROBLEM CII 



BLACK. 



r 




m 







m Si fm i Hi 





W 






■ 



\Y/////////A 



.. Ill 181 











WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess 



103 



PROBLEM CIII. 



BLACK. 





Iff Warn 

HHf 

fi #j55ff 
^Iflll 

ffffff . ! 




% -mm 






mm 








1 i^§ 

///■ '/JTss/TTTs/ 











111! 

II 




fi ffflff 




«, . ff« 

ill Hi 

"^ 111 I 




WHITE. 

White to play r and mate in Three moves. 



104 



Problems 



problem civ 



BLACK. 






-Zv////////. vMMwMk tMMMM / /%W / yzX'. 



far\ 



mm m 





'0 W//Wa 



'"/A 



'WBfk 




If i 



W//////YA 









IB 

mm 



WW/- w>. 










'4//// 

I 



J w?M 




m 





WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess 



*°5 



PROBLEM CV 



BLACK. 



'WW4 P 







m 






Jfc 



ill w til 



iO ill W plf 



y/ 'w§ 

w. si 






Jib 











I 












WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Three moves. 

14 



io6 



Problems 



PROBLEM CVI 



BLACK. 







mi mp mm 




/A 07777?777s/. 




m 







warn 

'WW, 










W, 











W, WW, 





WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in. Three moves 



in Chess. 



10 



PROBLEM CVII. 



BLACK. 














mm. 



it 






I 



p§ 




'WI 4fc '■ 






a*-* SB 

v /y//////^/. 'W/Zttffr. 'v/////////. 

in 



, hi 

Pip """ 








I M 



^ 



SIBS? 



%^//^ 



WHITE. 

White to plav, and mate in Three moves. 

14* 



1 08 



Problems 



PROBLEM CVIII 



BLACK. 



■ ^ 










111 





© §■ 



t§ Wwm\ 





4^ IP 










v 




W. WW, 

mm 






w, Warn 






WHITE. 

White to plav, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess, 



109 



PROBLEM CIX 



BLACK. 









i 



m 




v— 1 




1, f '%^% 'WM>. y 'Wmk 

, w, 4M wk mm, 
mm a mm up mm 

^P iBi (^ 



wm, 



V/y 





■■mm v 




i 





m 



yy. vy///////y 




w. 





WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



I K) 



Problems 



problem ex 



BLACK. 



Y///A 

k 












W/, 







'///////////. 



W///"// 




-mm?, ^ 



vy//////zv, ' 

"wm, m 



i mm wM.. 





mm 





'////A 



'''/''/{jV//, 






m 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess, 



1 1 r 



PROBLEM CXI 



BLACK. 






Wa WaaWa 











'mm* 




v. w//M. wm. 





aW^A/^A 



w m.... 

///A '/STTs/TTTs/. 






ML m . 






V///AA//AAA 'A'AAAAAAA/a 

VW////A W" 





WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



1 1 



Problems 



problem cxn 



BLACK. 




4, 









in 




§M 





— i 






■•mm?, m 





:HI1 il 






m. 







'■mm 



WHITE. 



White to plav, and mate in Three moves. 



in Chess. 



M3 



PROBLEM CXIII. 



BLACK. 












V///A 



m w///m 

VS///'///A YA 




■#«! 











W. VBB/a 



IB 





ih 








n mm 



WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Three moves. 



15 



IJ 4 



Problems 



PROBLEM CXIV. 



BLACK. 





fit JL 

Warn WwA *=^ 







i 




?///& 



m 

1 



*7/s7'7/'?y. 



m mm -mm fM 
mm mm w iQM wm 




W/////M '^y//////m: 




H Q iS^il 
















WHITE. 

White to play, and mate in Four moves. 



in Chess. 



"5 



PROBLEM CXV. 



BLACK, 
















>JS warn 



^ 





M '////////fa. 







I el 

— A-r 

mm. m 






'■/7777/777?/ 







\m. 














WHITE. 



White to play, and mate in Four moves. 



15* 



n6 



Problems 



PROBLEM CXVI 

NAPOLEON'S RETREAT FROM MOSCOW. 
By Petroff. 



BLACK. FRENCH. 








P 

W///a 



Wa 




7//////////. 




m m 

'7/y //■//.■ <, V//////AAA/. 



p 

ii 



If 

Y////y//. 
/////////a 



AAA, V/AAA/A//A 



I i III J 

1 




A^AAAAAA^A W/W//A W///aWa 



■ ii 111 i 






^i 







P 

in 

sis 





&H 




i * 2 - J HH ral 








Moscow. WHITE. — RUSSIANS. 

The Cossacks (White Knights) drive Napoleon from Mos- 
cow, across the Berezina, the diagonal commanded by White 
Queen, and finally mate him in Fourteen moves, on his arrival 
in Paris. 



in Chess 



17 



SOLUTIONS. 



1. 



WHITE. 

1. B. to Q. 2. 

2. Q. to K. 3 (ch.) 

3. Q. to Q. 3, Mate. 



BLACK. 

i. K. moves. 
2. K. moves. 



II. 



I. 


R. takes R. 


1. 


P. to K. 4. (best) 


2. 


B. to R. 4. 


2. 


Any move. 


3- 


R. or B. Mates. 







1. P. Queens. 

2. B. takes P. 

3. Q. Mates. 



III. 



P. to K. 4. (A) 
Anv move. 



(A.) 



# 


1. 


P. takes P. 


Q. to K. 8 (ch.) 


2. 


K. to K. 3. 


Q. takes B. P. Mate. 







n8 



Problems 



IV. 



WHITE. 

1. R. takes P. 

2. P. Queens. 

3. Q. Mates. 



BLACK. 

1. K. takes P. (a) 

2. Any move. 



R. to K. 8 (ch.) 
R. Mates. 



(A.; 



1. K. to Q. or K. sq. 

2. Anv move. 



1. Q. P. takes P. 

2. B. to Q. 7 (ch.) 

3. R. takes Kt. Mate. 



V. 



1. B. to R. 2. (best) 

2. K. moves. 



Kt. 
Kt. 



to Kt.3 (ch.) 
to B. 3 (ch.) 



3. B. to Kt. 5, Mate. 



vr. 



K. moves. 
K. moves. 



1. B. to Q. 3 (ch.) 

2. Kt. to Q. 4 (ch.) 
7. R. takes Q. Mate. 



VII. 



1. P. to B. 5. (best) 

2. K. moves. 



VIII. 



1. Kt. to Q. 4 (ch.) 

2. K. B. takes P. Mate. 



1. K. to Q^4. 



in Chess, 



119 



IX. 





WHITE. 


BLACK 


I. 


K. to B. 4. 


Any move. 


2. 


Kt or P. Mates. 





1. P. toQ.Kt. 7 

2. P. Queens. 

3. Q^ Mates. 



X 



Any move. 
Any move. 



XI. 



I. 


Kt. to Q. 6 (ch.) 


i. 


K. to B. 2. (best) 


2. 


R. to R. 2. 


2. 


Any move. 


3- 


R. to R. 7, Mate. 







1. P. Queens. 

2 R. takes P. 

3. Kt. to B. 6. 

4. B. or R. Mates. 



XII. 



1. K. takes Q. (best) 

2. Any move. 

3. Any move. 



1. K. P. Queens. 

2. Q. to R. 4 (ch.) 

3. Q. takes R. Mate. 



XIII. 



1. R. takes R. (best) 

2. R. to B. 7. 



XIV. 



I. 


K. to Kt. 7. 


1. 


P. to Q^. B. 3. 


2. 


P. to K. 6. 


2. 


P. takes P. (best) 


3- 


P. takes P. on B. 6. 


3- 


Any move. 


4- 


P. to B. 7, Mate. 







I 20 



Problems 



WHITE. 

i. R. to K. B. 4 (ch.) 
2. R. to K. 3, Mate. 



XV. 



BLACK. 

1. R takes R. 



1. Q. takes P. (ch.) 

2. R. to R. 2 (ch.) 

3. R. takes Q^ Mate. 



XVI 



1. K. takes Q^. 

2. C^toR.5. 



1. R. to B. f(ch.) 

2. K. to B. 3. 

3. R. to R. 6, Mate. 



XVII 



1. K. to R. 4. 

2. K. to R. 5. 



1. P. to Kt. 8. (Rook) 

2. R. to Kt. 6, Mate. 



XVIII, 



1. K. toK. 3. 



1. B. to B. 6. 

2. P. to B. 5, Mate. 



XIX. 



1. P. to Kt. 4. 



1. Kt. to Q^ 7. 

2. R. to B. sq. 

3. R. or Kt. Mates. 



XX. 



Any move. 
Anv move. 



Page 21. 

1. K. P. takes B. P. {e?i passant) Mate. 

An examination of the position will show that Black's pre 
vious move must have been P. to K. B. 4. 



in Chess. 121 



XXII, 



WHITE. BLACK. 

i. Kt. to Kt. 7 (ch.) 1. Any move. 

2. B. Mates. 



XXIII. 

1. Q. to Q. 5 (ch.) 1. K. takes Q. 

2. Kt. to B. 4, Mate. 



XXIV. 

1. Q. to Q. R. 8. 1. Anv move, 

2. Q. Mates R. 8, R. sq. or Q. 5. 



XXV. 

1. Q. to Q. 5 (ch.) 1. Anv move. 

2. Q. or B. Mates. 



XXVI. 

1. Q. takes B. 1. Any move. 

2. Q. or R. Mates. 



XXVII. 

1. Q. takes B. 1. Anv move. 

2. Q. or Kt. Mates. 



XXVIII. 

1. B. to Q. 5 (ch.) 1. R. to Kt. 2. 

2. P. Queens (ch.) 2. K. to R. 2. 

3. Q. to R. sq. Mate. 

16 



122 



Problems 



XXIX. 



WHITE. 

1. R. to Kt. 2 (ch.) 

2. B. to R. 4 (ch.) 

3. Kt. to Q. 4, Mate. 



BLACK. 

takes R. (a) 
moves. 



(A.) 



, 




1. 


K. to K. S 


2. 


B. to Kt. 4 (ch.) 


2. 


P. to B. 6. 


3- 


B. takes P. Mate. 







1. Kt. to B. 6. 

2. B. to R. 6 (ch.) 

3. B takes R. Mate. 



XXX. 



R. to B. 2. (best) 
R. to Kt. 2. 



1. Kt. to Kt. 4 (ch.) 

2. Kt. to B. 6 (ch.) 
^. B. or R. Mates. 



XXXI. 



1. K. to Q. 5. 

2. K. moves. 



1. B. to K. 5. 

2. R. to Q. B. S. 
2. R. Mates. 



XXXII 



1. Any move. 

2. Any move. 



1. Q. to R. 5 (ch.) 

2. Q. to Q. 5 (ch.) 

3. B. Mates. 



XXXIII. 



1. K. to K. 5. 

2. K. or B. takes Q. 



in Chess. 1 23 



XXXIV. 



WHITE. BLACK. 

i. R. to Q. 3 (ch.) 1. B. takes R. 

2. Q. to Q. 5 (ch.) 2. Q. takes Q. 

3. Kt. to B. 3, Mate. 



XXXV. 



I. 


P. to Kt. v 


2. 


B. to Kt. 3 (ch.) 


3 


Q. B. to B. 3, Mate. 



1. K. to B. 5. (a) 

2. K. to Kt. 5. 



(A.) 



2. 
J- 


P. to Kt. 3. 

B. to K. 4, Mate. 


1. 
2. 

XXXVI. 


P. takes R 
P. mo\ es. 


I. 

2. 

.V 


Q. to Q. B. 5 (ch.) 
Kt. to Kt. 7 (ch.) 
B. Mates. 


I. 

2. 


K. takes Q 
Moves. 



(best; 



XXXVII. 



2. 

3- 


B. to K. 4. 
B. takes B. 
P. to R. 3, Mate. 


1. 

2. 

XXXVIII. 


B. to Kt. 7. 
P. takes B. 


(best) 


2. 

3 


B. to R. 2. 

B. takes B. 

P. to R. 4, Mate. 


I. 

2. 


B. to Kt. 6. 
P. takes B. 


(best) 



J 2 



Problems 



xxxix. 



WHITE. 

i. K. to Kt. 5. 

2. Kt. to B. 8. 

2. Kt. takes Q. P. Mate. 



BLACK. 

P. to Q. 4. 
P. to Q. 3. 



XL. 



T. 


R. to B. 7. 


2 


Kt. to B. 6. 


3- 


B. or R. Mates 



Any move. 
Anv move. 



XLI. 



I. 


Q. to K. s- 


1. 


Kt. to B. 7 


2. 


R. takes Kt. (ch.) 


2. 


Moves. 


1 

.V 


Q. Mates. 







(A) 



(A.) 



Q. to Q. B. 3 (ch.) 
B. to Kt. 4, Mate. 



B. 

K. 



to B. 7. 
to K. 7. 



XLII. 



I. 


P. to B. 3 (dis. ch.) 


1. 


K. moves 


2. 


R. to Q. Kt. 6. 


2. 


Moves. 


3- 


B. or R. Mates. 







XLIII. 



I. 


Q. to K. B. 7. 


1. 


Kt. moves. 


2. 


Q. takes P. (ch.) 


2. 


K. takes Q 


3- 


B. to K. 4, Mate. 







in Chess, 



12 



XLIV 



WHITE. 

i. Q. takes K. P. 

2. Q. to Q. R. 5. 

3. Q. takes P. Mate. 



BLACK. 

1. P. moves. 

2. Kt. moves. 



XLV, 



1. Q. to R. 8. 

2. Q. takes R. 

3. Q. to R. sq. Mate. 



R. to B. 3. 

Moves. 



XLVI. 



Q. to Kt. sq. (ch.) 

Kt. to B. 8 (ch.) 

P. takes Q. (becoming Kt. 

Mate. 



1. R. takes Q. 

2. Q. takes Kt. 



XLVII. 



I. 


•Q. to Q. R. 4 (ch.) 


1. 


K. to Q. 4. (best) 


2 


B. to B. 8. 


2. 


K. to Q. 3. 


3- 


Q. to Q. 7, Mate. 







XLvin 

1. Q. &^Q^(ch.) 

2. B. to Kt. 2. 

3. P. to B. 4 (dis. ch.) Mate. 



K. takes Q. 
Moves. 



XLIX. 



R. to R. 4 (ch.) 


1. 


Kt takes R 


Q. to K. B. sq. 


2. 


Moves. 


P. or Q. Mates. 







I 26 



Problems 



WHITE. 

Kt. to R. sq. 
Q. to Q. B 4 



(ch.) 



3. Q. to Q. B. 7, Mate. 



BLACK. 

i. K. to B. 4. (best) 
2. K. to Q. 3. 



LI 



Q. takes Kt. (ch.) 


1. 


K. takes Q. (a) 


B. to K. 5. 


2. 


Moves. 


B. or R. Mates. 







(A.) 





1 


K. takes B. 


Q. to B. 5 (ch.) 


2. 


Moves. 


Q. to K. B. 8, Mate. 







LII. 



I. 


Q. takes P. 


1. 


K. to B. 2 


2. 

3- 


Q. to R. 5 (ch.) 
B. or Q. Mates. 


2. 


Moves. 



(A) (B) 



B. to B. S. 

Q. Mates. 



(A) 



2. 



K. to Q. 4. 
K. to Q.3. 



(B.) 







1. 


K. to K 


2. 


B. to R. 3 (ch.) 


2. 


Moves. 


3 


Q. Mates. 







in Chess. 



127 



I. 

2. 

3- 

4- 



LIII. 



WHITE. 

Q^. to Q. R. sq. (ch.) 
Q. to R. 7 (ch.) 
B. to K. 4 (ch.) 
Q^. to K. Kt. 7, Mate. 



BLACK. 

B. to B. 6. (best) 
K. to Q. 4. (a) 

Moves. 



(A.) 







2. 


K. to K. 


-> 

4 


Q. to K. Kt. 7 (ch.) 
B. to K. 4, Mate. 


3 


Moves. 



LIV 



Q. takes B. (ch.) 
B. to Kt. 3 (dis.'ch.) 
R. to B. 4 (ch.) 
R. to R. 4, Mate. 



1. K. takes Q. (best) 

2. K. to Kt. 5. 

3. Moves. 



LV. 



I. 


B. to B. 6. 


1. 


R. to Q. 8 (ch.) (best; 


2. 


K. takes R. 


2. 


Kt. to K. 2. (best) 


3- 
4- 


R. to R. 8 (ch.) 
R. takes Kt. Mate. 


3- 


Kt. to Kt. sq. 



LVI. 



1. K. to R. 5. 

2. R. to R. 4. 

3. Kt. to Kt. 4. 

4. Kt. to K. 5, Mate. 



1. Moves. 

2. Moves. 

3. Moves. 



128 



Problems 



LVII. 





WHITE, 


I. 


Q. takes Kt. 


2. 


R. to B. 2. 


3- 


R. to B. 6. 


4- 


Q. Mates. 



I. 

2. 

3- 



BLACK. 

Moves. 
Moves. 
Moves. 



i. Kt. to B. 3 (ch.) 

2. R. to B. 6. 

3. Kt. to R. 2 (ch.) 

4. Kt. to Kt. 4, Mate. 



LVIII 



1. Moves. 

2. Moves. 

3. Moves. 



LXI. (Page 59.) 



1. R. toR.'S. 

2. R. to Q. Kt. 8 (ch.) 

3. Kt. to B. 5 (ch.) 

4. P. to Q. 3, Mate. 



1* K. to Kt. 4. (best) 

2. K. takes P. 

3. K. to R. 4. 



LX. 



I. 


B. to K. 5 (ch.) 


1. 


K. takes B. (a) 


2. 


R. to K. 6 (ch.) 


2. 


K. to Q. 5. (best) 


3- 

4- 


Q. to Q. 5 (ch.) 
Q. or Kt. Mates. 


3- 


K. moves. 



2. Kt. to Kt. 4 (ch.J 

3. R. to B. 2 (ch.) 

4. Q. Mates. 



(A. 



1. K. to K. 6. 

2. K. to Q. 7. 

3. Moves. 



in Chess, 



129 



WHITE. 

1. Kt takes Kt. 

2. B.to B. 4 (ch.) 

3. B. to B. 3 (ch.) 

4. . Kt. Mates. 



LXI. (Page 61.) 





BLACK. 


I. 


K. to Q. 4. (best) 


2. 


K. takes Kt. 


3- 


K. to K. B. 5. 



1. B, takes R. 

2. P. takes Q. 

3. B. to B. 3. 

4. B. to Kt. 3, Mate. 



LXI I. 



1. Q. takes B. 

2. Moves. 

3. Moves. 



P. (best) 



1. Kt. takes B. 

2. Kt. to K. 4. 

3. K. to Kt. 2. 

4. Kt. to B. 3, Mate. 



Lxrn. 



1. K. to R. 3 or 5 

2. Moves. 

3. Moves. 



(best) 



Q. to K. 4 (ch.) 
Q. to K. 8 (ch.) 
B. to R. 2 (ch.) 
B. takes B. Mate. 



LXIV, 



1. P. to Q. 4 (best) 

2. K. to Q. 3 (best) 

3. B. to K. 4. 



K. to Kt. 3. 
K. to R. 3. 
Kt. to Kt. 3. 
Kt. to Q. 2. 
Kt. Mates. 



LXV 



1. Moves. 

2. Moves. 

3. Moves. 
4- 



Moves. 



is 



I 30 



Problems 



LXVl. 



I. 

2. 

3- 
4- 
f?. 
6. 


WHITE. 

Kt. takes R. 

Kt. to B. sq. 

Kt. takes P. 

Kt. takes B. P. 

Kt. takes Kt. P. 

Kt. takes B. P. Mate. 


1. 
2. 


Q. to K. 3. 
Q. to B. 2. 



LXVII. 



3. Q. to B. sq. (ch.) 
3. Q. to Kt. 2 (ch.) 



(A) 



BLACK. 

K. Moves, (best) 

Moves. 

Moves. 

Moves. 

Moves. 



P. to Q. 7. 

P. to Q. 8, becoming 
Queen or Rook, (a) 
Q takes Q. Mate. 



P. becomes Kt. or B. 
P. takes Q. Mate. 







LXVIII. 




1. 
3- 
3- 


Q. to K. 8 (ch.) 
R. or R. 5 (ch.) 
Kt. to B. 3 (ch.) 


LXIX. 


1. 
2. 
3- 


B. takes Q. 
B. takes R. 
B. takes Kt. Mate. 


1. 

2. 
3- 


Q. to Q. R. 3. 
Q. to R. 4. (ch.) 
Kt. to B. 6 (ch.> 




1. 
■~> 

3- 


B. to B. 7(A) (b) 

B. takes Q. 

B. takes Kt. Mate. 


1. 

2. 


Kt. to Kt. 5 (ch.) 

Kt. to B. 6 (ch.), 


(A.) 


1. 
2. 

3- 


B. to Q. 6. 

B. takes Kt. 

B. takes Kt. Mate. 


2. 
3 


R. to Q. 5 (ch.) 
Kt. to B. 6 (ch.) 


(B.) 


1. 

2. 
3- 


B. to R.7. 

B. takes R. (ch.) 

B. takes Kt. Mate. 



in Chess, 



I 3 I 



LXX. 





WHITE. 




BLACK. 


I. 


B. to Kt. 2. 


i. 


Kt. to Kt. 6 (best) 


2. 


Kt. to K. 4 (ch.) 


2. 


Kt. takes Kt. 


3- 


Q. to B. 2 (ch.) 


3- 


Kt. takes Q. 


4- 


Kt. to Q. 3 (ch.) 


4- 


Kt. takes Kt. Mate 



i. B. to Q. R. 2 

2. Kt. to Kt. 6 (ch.) 

3. R. to Q. 4 (ch.) 

4. Kt. to B. 3 (ch.) 



LXXI. 



B. to Q. R. 4. (best) 
B. takes Kt. 
B. takes R. (ch.) 
B. takes Kt. Mate. 



3- 

4- 



Kt. to Kt 5. 
Kt. to B. 4 (ch.) 
B. to B. sq. (ch.) 
R. to K. sq. (ch.) 



LXXII. 



1. Q^ to B 7, etc. 

2. Q. takes Kt. 

3. Q. takes B. 

4. Q. takes R. Mate, 



LXXIII. 



I. 


Q. to Kt. 3 (ch.) 


1. 


R. takes Q. 


2. 


B to Q. R. 2. 


2. 


B. to B. 2 or R. 4 


3- 


Kt. to Kt. 6 (ch.) 


3- 


B. takes Kt. 


4- 


R. to Q. 4 (ch.) 


4- 


B. takes R. (ch.) 


5- 


Kt. to B. 3 (ch.) 


5- 


B takes Kt. Mate. 



LXXIV 



I. 

2. 


Q^. to Q. 8. 

Kt. to B 6. (ch.) 


1. 

2. 


B. to Q. 2 (best.) 
B. takes Kt. 


3- 
4- 
5- 


R. to K. 8 (ch.) 
R. to R. 5 (ch.) 
Kt. to B. 3 (ch.) 


3- 
4- 
5- 


B. takes R. 
B. takes R. 
B. takes Kt. Mate 



] 3 2 



Problems 



LXXV, 



WHITE. 

i. K. to B. 4 (ch.) 

2. K to B. 3 (ch.) 

3. Q. to Q. B 4 (ch;) 

4. R to Q. 4 (ch.) 

5. Q. takes P. (ch.) 



BLACK. 

Moves. 
Moves. 
Moves. 
Moves. 
B. takes Q. Mate. 



JLXXVI. 



Kt. to K. 4 (ch.) 
Q. to Q. sq. (ch.) 
R. to Q. 7 (ch.) 
R. to Q. 5 (ch.) 
B. to K. 5 (ch.) 



K. to Q. 5. 

B. takes Q. 

Q. takes R. 

Q takes R. 

Q. takes B. Mate. 



LXXVII 



1. 

2. 

3- 

4- 

5- 

6. 



Kt. to R. 4 (ch.) 
Kt. to R. 3 (ch.) 
Q. to K. 4 (ch.) 
R. to Q. B. 4 (ch.) 
Kt. to Kt. 2 (ch.) 
B. to K. 3 (ch.) 



1. 

2. 

3- 
4- 

5 
6. 



K. to B. 5. 

Q. takes Kt. 

K. takes Q. 

K. to Q. 6. 

K. to Q. 7. 

B. takes B. Mate. 



LXXVIIT. 

1. K. takes Kt. (ch.) 1. 

2. K. to B. 4 (ch.) 2. 

3. K. to Kt. 5 (ch.) 3. 

4. P. takes B. (bee. Kt.) (ch.) 4. 

5. R. to Q. 4 (oh.) 5. 

6. Kt. to Q. Kt. 7 (ch.) 6. 



K. takes P. 

K. to K. 3. 

K. to Q. 3. 

Q. takes Kt. 

R. takes R. 

Q. takes Kt. Mate. 



LXXIX. 



1. R. to Kt. 4 (ch.) 

2. Q. to R. 8 (ch.) 



1. B. takes B. 

2. Q. takes Q. Mate. 



in Chess, 



x 33 



LXXX. 



WHITE. 

i. Q. to Q. 3. 

2. Q. to B. 3. 

3. Kt. to K. 2 (ch.) 



BLACK. 

1. P. Moves. 

2. P. bee. Kt. (a.b.) 

3. Kt. takes Kt. Mate. 



3. Q. takes Kt. (ch.) 



(A.) 



2. P. bee. B. 

3. B. takes Q. Mate. 



3. Q. to K. sq. (ch.) 



(B.) 



2. P. bee. Q. or R. 

3. Q. or R. takes Q. Mate. 





LXXXI. 




White 1. 

2. 

Black 1. 

2. 
White 1. 

2. 

*■> 
o- 

4- 


R. to R. 8(ch.) 1. 

R. to R. 6 Mate. 

Q. to K. 8 (ch.) 1. 

Q. Mates. 

Kt. to B. 5 (ch.) 1. 

Kt. to Kt. 7 (ch.) 2. 

Kt. to K. 7 (ch.) 3. 

B. to K. 4 (ch.) 4. 

LXXXII. 


K. takes R. 

Any Move. 

K. to R. 4. 

K. takes R. 

Moves. 

Q. takes B. Mate. 


1. B. to Q. Kt. 2. 1. 

2. Q. Mates. 


K. Moves A 




LXXXIII. 





1. R. to Q. Kt. 3 (ch.) 

2. Q. Mates at R. 4 or Kt. 8. 



Moves. 



19 



] 34 Problems 



L XX XIV. 

„ ^HITE. BLACK. 

2. Q. to Q. 7 Mate. * 



LXXXV. 

i. Q. toR.8 (ch.) j. Any Move 

2. B. or Q. Mates. 



LXXXVI. 

i. KfctoR.6. ,. K.toB. c. 

2. Q. to Q. 3, Mate. " 



LXXXVII. 

i. P. takes P. 1( An v Move. 

2. P. takes Kt. bee. Kt. Mate. 



LXXXVIII. 

i. BtoKt. 2. l Any Move. 

2. Kt to B. 8 Mate. 



LXXXIX. 

i. Q. toQ. 2 (eh.) l P. toKt. 4 

2. P. takes P. in passing, Mate. 



XC. 

i. BtoKt. 2. r< An v Move. 

2. Q. Mates. 



in Chess 



T 35 



xci. 



WHITE. 

Q. to K. 6. 
Kt. Mates. 



BLACK. 

I. Any Move. 



XCII. 



i. R. takes R. (ch.) 

2. Q. to R. sq. 

3. Mates. 



1. K. takes R. (a; 

2. Any Move. 



(A.) 



2. R. takes P. (ch.) 

3. Mates. 



1. K. to Kt. 2. 

2. Any Move. 



XCIII. 



1/ 


' Kt. to K. 2. 


i. 


R. to R. 7 (best) 


2. 


R. to Kt. 2. 


2. 


Any Move. 


3- 


Kt. or B. Mates. 







XC1V 



1. Q. takes Kt. (ch.) 

2. Q. takes Kt. 

3. Q. or R. Mates. 



1. Q. to Q. 4 (best) 

2. Any Move. 



R. to B. 2. 

B. takes P. (ch.) 

B. Mates. 



xcv. 



1. P. to K. 6 (best.) 

2. K. Moves. 



itf 



Problems 



XCVI. 



WHITE. 

1. R. to R. 4 (ch.) 

2. B. to Q^ Kt. 2. 

3. R. to (^4 Mate. 



BLACK. 

i. B. takes R. (best.) 
2. Anv Move. 



XCVII. 



1. 



R. to K. 4. 1. 
B. to K. Kt. 4. 2. 
B. to K. 6 Mate. 


P. to 0^,4 (A.) 
P. takes R. 


(A.) 




1. 

R. to K. 5 (double ch.) 2. 
B. to Q. 5 Mate. 


K. to Q. 4. 
K. to B.* 5. 


XCVIII. 





Q. to Q. 5 (ch.) 
Kt. to Kt. 4 (ch.) 
B. to B. 3 Mate. 



2. B. to R. 5 (ch.) 

3. Q. to Kt. 8 Mate. 



2. Q. takes Q. P. (ch.) 

3. Q. takes Kt. Mate. 



2. P. to R. 4 (ch.) 

3. Q. ty P. Mate. 



(A.) 



(B.) 



(C.) 



1. K. takes Q. (a. b. c.) 

2. K. Moves. 



1. K. to B. 2. 

2. K. to B. sq. 



1. K. to Kt. 3. 

2. K. to Kt. 4. 



1. K. to Kt. 4. 

2. K. to Kt. 3. 



in Chess, 



x 37 



XCIX. 



WHITE. 

i. Kt. to B. 2. 

2. B. to Q, 3. 

3. B. or P. Mates. 



BLACK. 

1. P. Queens, (best) 

2. Any Move. 



1. R.toQ. Kt. 2. 

2. B. to Q. 5. 



.V 



R. to Q. 2 Mate. 



C. 



1. K. to Q. 6 (a.) 

2. K. to Q. 5. 



(A.) 



3- 





1. 


K. to Q 5. 


R. to Q. 2 (ch.) 


2. 


K. to B. 5. 


B. toR. 6 Mate. 







1. R. to K. B. 5. 

2. P. to K. B. 4. 

3. B. to B. 2 Mate. 



CI. 



1. K. takes R. (best) 

2. Any Move. 



1. Q. toQ. R.8. 

2. Q. to K. R. sq. 

3. Q. Mates. 



CII. 



P. to R. 4 (A.) 
Anv Move. 



Q. to Q. 5, 
Mates. 



(A. 



2U 



1. K. to R. 4. 

2. Any Move. 



'3§ 



Problems 



cm. 



WHITE. 

i. Kt. toKt. 8. 

2. R. takes R. 

3. R. Mates. 



BLACK. 

1. R. to B. 5 (best) 

2. Any Move. 



CIV. 



1. Q. to K. R. sq. 

2. Q^ takes P. (ch.) 

3. B. to K. 4 Mate. 



1. Kt. takes P. (a.) 

2. K. takes Q. 



Q to R. 7 
Q^ Mates. 



(A.) 



(ch.) 



K. to Q. 2. 
Any Move, 



cv. 



1. Kt. toQ.7 

2. K. to K.,3, 

3. B. Mates. 



P. to Q^ 6 (ch.) (a.) 
Any Move. 



(A.) 



2. B. to K. 6 (ch.) 

3. Kt. to K. B. 6, Mate. 



P. to B. 3 or 5< 
K. to K. 5. 



CVI. 



1. B. to Kt. 5. 

2. Kt. to B. 8 (ch.) 

3. B. Mates. 



1. Moves. 

2. Moves. 



in Chess, 



x 39 



CVII. 



WHITE. 

i. Q. takes R. (ch.) 

2. Q. to K. sq. (ch.) 

3. Kt. Mates. 



BLACK. 

1. K. to B. 7 (best.) 

2. K. takes Q^ 



CVIII. 



1. Kt. to Q. 6 (ch.) 

2. Kt. to K. B. 7 (ch.) 

3. B. to Kt. 7, Mate. 



1. 

2. 



K. Moves. 
Moves. 



C1X. 



1. B. to B. sq. 

2. P. to B. 3 (ch.) 

3. B. Mates. 



1. K to K. 5 (a.) 

2. K. to Q^5. 



(A.) 







1. 


P. to Kt. 8, Queen 


2. 


B. to B. 6 (ch.) 


2. 


K. Moves. 


3- 


P. to B. 3, Mate. 







1. P. to B. 4. 

2. K. to B. 2. 

3. Kt. to B. 3, Mate. 



CX 



1. K. to R. 5. 

2. P. to R. 4. 



CXI 



I. 


Kt. to K. 2. 


1. Any Move. 


2. 


Kt. to B. 2 (ch.) 


2. Any Move. 


3- 


B. Mates. 





140 



Problems 



ex 1 1 



WHITE. 

i. B. to R. 4 (ch.) 
2. R. to Q. 7 (ch.) 
3- 



R or B. Mates. 



R. to B. sq. (ch.) 
R. Mates. 



(A) 



BLACK. 

i. K. to Q. 6 or 7, (a) 
2. Moves. 



1. K. to B. 8. 

2. Moves. 



1. B. to R. 4. 

2. R. to Q. B. 3. 

3. B. Mates. 



CXIII. 



1. K. Moves. 

2. K. Moves. 



1. B. to Kt. 5. 

2. Kt. to K. 3 (ch.) 

3. K. takes B. 

4. Mates. 



CXIV. 



1. P. takes P. (hest.) 

2. B. takes Kt. 

3. Any Move. 



I. 


B. takes K. P. 


2. 


P. takes R. 


3- 


R. to R. 8. 


4- 


R. or B. Mate- 



cxv 



(A.) 



1. R. to Kt. 3, (ch.) (a.) 

2. Moves. 

3. Moves. 



2. R. to R. 8. 

3. P. takes R. 

4. R. or B. Mates. 



1. P. to B. 4. 

2. R. to Kt. 3. (ch.) 

3. Any Move. 



in Chess. 141 

cxvi. 





WHITE. 


I. 


Kt. to Q. 2. 


2. 


Kt. to Q. B. 


3- 


Kt. to Kt. 


4 


Kt. to R. 2. 


5- 


Kt. to R. 3. 


6. 


Kt. to Kt. 4. 


"• 


Kt. to Kt. 5. 


S. 


Kt. to R. 6. 


9« 


Kt. to R. 7 


10. 


Kt. to Kt. 8. 


11. 


Kt. to B. 8. 


12. 


Kt. to Q. 7. 


13- 


Kt. to K. 7. 


H 


K. to Kt. 3, Mate 



BLACK. 



A FEW WORDS OF ADVICE. 



Problem xlviii. 
Add White Pawn at Q. 6, and Black Pawn at Black Q. 4. 
This problem was originally published in the " Missouri Demo- 
crat f but a recent examination shows that, as printed, the 
mate cannot be accomplished. 

Problem lvi. 
Add a White Pawn on White Q. B. 6. 

Problem cxiv. 
Remove Black Pawn at K. B. 5. 

Solution xvii. Read 1. R. to B. 6. 

xlviii. Read 1. Q. takes P. (ch.) 
lxxii. Read 1. Kt. to K. 5. 
lxxxvi. Read 1. Kt. to R. 6. 
Lxxxviii. Read 2. Kt. to B. 8, Mate. 
xcviii. (c.) Read 3. Q. takes P. Mate. 




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